Saturday, November 22, 2008

Money, honey

As Thanksgiving approaches, I am thinking of the many, many things I have to be thankful for -- this year, in particular. One of those things is that every penny I've earned this year has been made in exchange for doing something I LOVE -- painting, writing or teaching.

As someone who was miserable at work until my mid-30s, I consider this quite an accomplishment. I have always liked the people I worked with, but the jobs I held felt like confinement and drudgery. Now, as a painter working in my own studio, an adjunct faculty member, and a freelance writer, I have complete control over my own time, and therefore, my life. What a luxury, for which I am most grateful.

The picture above is "Yellow Web 3" (acrylic on canvas, 50" H x 30" W), one of my paintings that was sold this year.

Money is money, but somehow it feels better to pay one's bills with dollars that were earned by labors of love.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Catherine Carter is an artist whose canvases focus on line and its connection to natural forms and calligraphic marks. Her paintings are held in public and corporate collections including the Boston Public Library, Berkshire Partners, and Massasoit Community College, and have been on display at the United States Embassies in Oman and Cameroon as part of the Art In Embassies Program. The recipient of a grant from the St. Botolph Club Fountain, she currently maintains her studio in New Bedford, Massachusetts.